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Urdu and Filipino


Filipino and Urdu


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Pakistan  
Philippines  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Philippines  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania  
Asia  

Minority Language
India  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  

Interesting Facts
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  

Similar To
Arabic and Hindi Languages  
Tagalog Language  

Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language  
Spanish Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Urdu-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
52  
31
28  
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
5  
2

How Many Consonants
40  
29
23  
13

Scripts
Arabic  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
خوش آمديد  
Kumusta  

Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ  
Salamat  

How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟  
Kumusta  

Good Night
گڈ نائٹ  
magandang gabi  

Good Evening
سلام علیکم  
Magandang gabi  

Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون  
Magandang hapon  

Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ  
Magandang umaga  

Please
براہ مہربانی  
Mangyaring  

Sorry
معاف کرنا  
pinagsisisihan  

Bye
الوداع  
Paalam  

I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت  
Mahal kita  

Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا  
patawarin ninyo ako  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Dakhini  
Bikol  

Where They Speak
India  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
11,000,000.00  
36
100,000,000.00  
7

Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu  
Hiligaynon  

Where They Speak
India  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
69,000,000.00  
12
8,200,000.00  
39

Dialect 3
Rekhta  
Waray  

Where They Speak
South Asia  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
69,000,000.00  
11
2,600,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
104.00 million  
15
90.00 million  
17

Speaking Population
0.99 %  
21
1.74 %  
11

Native Speakers
61.00 million  
19
45.00 million  
23

Second Language Speakers
43.00 million  
20
45.00 million  
19

Native Name
اُردُو  
filipino  

Alternative Names
Bihari  
Pilipino  

French Name
ourdou  
filipino; pilipino  

German Name
Urdu  
Pilipino  

Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  

Ethnicity
Urdu-speaking people  
Filipino people  

History

Origin
12th Century CE  
16th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Standard Urdu  
Filipino  

Language Position
20  
18
34  
32

Signed Forms
Signed Urdu  
Filipino Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ur  
No Data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
urd  
fil  

ISO 639 2/B
urd  
fil  

ISO 639 3
urd  
fil  

ISO 639 6
urd  
fil  

Glottocode
urdu1245  
fili1244  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-q  
No Data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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All Urdu and Filipino Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Urdu and Filipino dialects. Various dialects of Urdu and Filipino language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Urdu are spoken in different Urdu Speaking Countries whereas Filipino Dialects are spoken in different Filipino speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Urdu vs Filipino Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Urdu dialects include: Dakhini, Hyderabadi Urdu. Filipino dialects include: Bikol , Hiligaynon. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Urdu and Filipino Speaking population

Urdu and Filipino speaking population is one of the factors based on which Urdu and Filipino languages can be compared. The total count of Urdu and Filipino Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Filipino language is 1.74 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Urdu and Filipino on Urdu vs Filipino where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Urdu and Filipino Language Codes

Urdu and Filipino language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Urdu and Filipino Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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